Identity
Person No.
32567
Old ROH no.
1167
Service No.
82581489BG
Last Name
First Name
Johann
Initials
J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
21
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,311
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, when his Eland 90 armoured car detonated a landmine during counter-insurgency operations near Ruacana
Location
Country
Locality
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Notes
Grandson of Mrs. H. Pretorius
Research notes
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 28 May 2024: 82581489BG Trooper Johann Pretorius, 1 Special Service Battalion, Killed in Action when his Eland 90 detonated a landmine near the Cut-line, age 21. ROH place is near Ruacana (not overwritten).
Citations
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External References
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Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 28 May 2024: 82581489BG Trooper Johann Pretorius, 1 Special Service Battalion, Killed in Action when his Eland 90 detonated a landmine near the Cut-line, age 21. ROH place is near Ruacana (not overwritten).
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SADF.info Border Roll of Honour
SADF.info Border RoH
- South African War Graves Project
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Dedications 1
J Pretorius was killed when an Eland armoured car detonated a landmine during counter-insurgency operations near Ruacana. Gone, yet not forgotten.